This Week in Gambling

A new Vegas poker room is coming to a major Strip Resort as they completely redesigning their existing room… making it one of the biggest and most modern in Sin City! Plus, the World Series of Poker just published its schedule for 2024, while online poker shared liquidity gets a big boost! Poker players have a lot to celebrate these days: Shared liquidity is expanding online. The 2024 World Series of Poker begins in just 3 months. But this week’s big story takes us to the Venetian for their new Vegas poker room! One of the most popular places for…

The Fontainebleau has only been open in Sin City a few months, but new Vegas restaurants are already moving in and setting up!  Both Chyna Club and Washing Potato are now open at the resort, and both dining concepts have been created by the award-winning restaurateur Alan Yau, Distinctively pairing Yau’s signature love of Cantonese cuisine with eclectic design and Fontainebleau Las Vegas luxury, these new Vegas restaurants are the latest additions to the resort’s world-class culinary collection – both first-to-market concepts from the mind behind the globally renowned Hakkasan and Wagamama. Chyna Club The first of the new Vegas…

The 2024 WSOP has released it’s schedule of events for this summer. The richest, most prestigious and longest-running poker series announced its full daily events during the tournament, following the success of the record-breaking event in 2023. The 55th edition of the series heads back to the Las Vegas Strip at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. The2024 WSOP will run from May 28th through July 17th this year, offering nearly 700 tables, many new events and, of course, the highly coveted Main Event Bracelet. Speaking of, the Main Event will begin on July 3rd, with four starting flights…

We’ve got a hot one here! The Shaker Club online slot is a highly volatile game is both bright and colorful, with cocktail symbols lining the reels! Players will love the Bonus Spins, Wilds and Scatters, and the Buy Bonus! Plus, the Shaker on the left determines the random multiplier! When three or more Free Spins symbols land then the Bonus Round is triggered, where the multipliers can reach as high as 600 times your bet! The team over at Yggdrasil is setting the mood for a lively game with drinks in hand! They’ve released the Shaker Club online slot,…

Poker players rejoice as plans for a brand new Venetian poker room have been revealed! This coming after the seeming consolidation of poker to the Horseshoe for Caesars properties, as they move their beloved World Series of Poker events to the redesigned venue. Now, the updated Venetian poker room will rise to the challenge, with some fifty tables spread across a 14,000 square foot layout. That would make it the largest poker room in Vegas, and throw down the gauntlet to all who would challenge them (hear that MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment?). The new room is going to open…

Profits from gambling in America reached an annual record of $66.5 billion in 2023, according to the American Gaming Association’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. The total surpasses 2022’s previous high of $60.5 billion by 10 percent, marking the industry’s third-straight record revenue year. The year was punctuated by all-time high quarterly revenue of $17.4 billion in Q4 2023, anchored by $6.2 billion in revenue in December, the highest grossing month in industry history. “From the traditional casino experience to online gaming options, American adults’ demand for gaming is at an all-time high,” said AGA President and CEO Bill Miller. “Sustaining…